A Boat Against the Current

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Showing posts with label Kurt Waldheim. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Kurt Waldheim. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

This Day in Diplomatic History (Waldheim Elected UN Head With US, Soviet Backing)

Dec. 21, 1971— Kurt Waldheim , recently an unsuccessful candidate for President of Austria, was selected as Secretary-General of the Un...

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MikeT: I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand

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